February 2002
Beginner to intermediate
240 pages
3h 16m
English
Many managers fail as leaders because they forget to adjust their style for the cultural background of their employees. This applies to managers who take on assignments in a foreign country as well as managers who find themselves overseeing employees who come from a different cultural background.
National culture affects leadership style in two ways. It shapes the preferences of leaders; and it also defines what’s acceptable to subordinates. Leaders can’t choose their styles at will. They’re constrained by the cultural conditions in which they have been socialized and that their subordinates have come to expect. For example, a manipulative or autocratic style ...
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